TEHRAN – The artistic director of the Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci), Javier Angulo, said that the Fajr International Film Festival provides a good chance for him to meet Iranian cineastes face to face.

He called his trip to Iran a very good opportunity to meet and hold talks with Iranian filmmakers and distributors, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Saturday.

He said that he has so far met with seven film distributors and he is also planning to watch at least 30 films to select for (Spanish film festival) Valladolid.

Angulo also called the film market with many filmmaking companies in attendance, the best chance for himself, adding that the jury has chosen a selection of good films for the festival.

He also said that there have always been films from Iranian filmmakers in the Valladolid, pointing to Abbas Kiarostami and his film “Under the Olive Trees”, which won the Golden Spike at the 39th Valladolid International Film Festival in 1994.

The 34th Fajr International Film Festival will be running at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex until April 25.  

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